Skirmish at the Seventh Floor Corridor

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At that moment, however, an explosion sent Harry, Ron, Hermione, Percy, Fred and the two defeated Death Eaters flying, as most of the corridor was blown away letting the cold night air in. As Harry and Hermione struggled to their feet in the wreckage, Percy and Ron knelt beside the lifeless body of their brother Fred, "the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face".[1]

A body, presumably one of the Hogwartians up in the towers above, fell past the hole blown into the side of the Castle. Death Eaters in the grounds below had started shooting curses into the corridor, in hopes of hitting one of them. The Forbidden Forest Acromantulas were climbing the building, and one of them tried to climb through the huge hole. Harry and Ron fired Stunners, sending the enormous spiders rolling down the building.[2]

Crouching low, to avoid the flying curses, the group carried Fred's lifeless body into a niche where a suit of armour had stood earlier, so that it was hidden and protected from further harm. Harry noticed that Malfoy and Goyle had vanished, at the end of the corridor were now many people running backward and forward. Augustus Rookwood was pursuing a couple of students and Percy sprinted off in his direction with a roar, to avenge his fallen brother.[2]

Aftermath

"We will fight! We'll have to, to reach the snake! But let's not lose sight now of what we're supposed to be d-doing! We're the only ones who can end it! You need to find out where Voldemort is, because he'll have the snake with him, won't he? Do it, Harry — look inside him!"

This skirmish, albeit brief, had at least two casualties (both of them Hogwartians), and heavy damage was sustained to the Castle. A massive hole was blown into the side of the building, exposing the corridors inside, making people crossing them easy targets for the Death Eaters on the grounds.[2]